European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse Pooe 4 the stars and stripes january 1965 Sukarno ignores Aid gave toward Independence United nations a the United the organization that Indonesia presi Dent Sukarno wants to played a leading role in gelling nil country Independence from the the world forum helped indo Nesia again when Sukarno wanted to push the dutch out of neighbouring West Guinea and add it to his the pulled Sukarno out of a Jam for the first time in 1mt when Tow reluctant to lose the Rich Colony they had held for More than 100 moved to crush his nationalist Only in Appeal by the world stopped the came through again the following year when the dutch threw Sukarno Cabinet into jail and were getting ready to throw away the Only a Appeal set them the dutch finally backed Down on 1mi and granted Indonesia unconditional they managed to hang on to West new Guinea until when Sukarno started an fallout military drive to gain control of the United nations negotiated a settlement that give in Donesia control of the territory after a Brief period of interim government but Sukarno had to guarantee a self deter Mina Tion referendum for the papuan population by his Campaign to gain West new Guinea the indonesians Call it West Iran was regarded As part of an attempt to divert Public attention from a secessionist movement which started on the Island of us he managed to Deal with the Sumatran without the Republic of Indonesia is made up of islands Strung out across the the dutch East India com Pany began to develop them in taking Over from Portu Guese and British the dutch ran the islands with an Iron hand and the first nationalist political group was not founded until they the dutch left when the japanese marched in March 1mi and indonesian Natlo list Leaden especially Sukarno worked with the japanese to consolidate their own Sukarno said later he was willing to work with anyone if it furthered the japanese left on ims and two Days later Sukarno and his proclaimed the dutch offered a Loose federation under the which was negotiations continued my 1m7 when the dutch teat patience and began a police a the intervene a gave Indonesia another dutch intervention in ims led to but worn of unemployment problems facing Meany see expert help olm Hofgren of a Peare Conn Mechanic Aad helps Aall ves it replace Telephone african often putted by the corp members Lay what they Waal most from them is photo Washington a top labor and government spokes men said ins can be a Banner year for most working Ameri but cautioned of serious employment problems facing the Tabor Secretary Willard Wirtz said my americans in 1m4 received the largest boost in purchasing Power in their working lives7 and that 1965 can be even George of Lucio echoed Wirtz Confidence that the coming year will bring unprecedented economic and social Progress to the a but both in separate yearned foresaw some there Are Well founded Rea sons to fear an economic slow Down that could Lead to an actual recession by midyear unless measures Are taken to Avert Meany he cited the chronic unemployment Rale of 5 per cent or More Over the past several and what he called a Federal minimum wage that is grossly the Falcio wants Congress to boost the present mini mum wage to 12 an in tempering his generally optimistic dwelt on the especially High jobless Rale among teen critical comments on peace corps heard More frequently in Africa by Andrew Borowiec Tunis a americans dont have to ride bicycles to impress an african official what we want from them is not acro this kind of comment is be ing heard More and More frequently throughout Africa where More than Ameri can peace corps members Are in helping africans help after three years of peace corps Effort on this africans Are growing increasingly critical of some of its phases while not hesitating to a is chiefs of state give to corps paying tribute to the of president a Hal dozen african chiefs of state Are on record with warm Praise of peace corps Foremost among them is tunisian president rabbi Bourguiba who Takei every Opportunity to express us gratitude and appreciation for the peace at is african coun tries Are affected by the peace corps there have been direct trib utes from the people of the countries there were the tribesmen who one Day emerged from Gabon rain Forest with baskets of fruit for a peace corps team which constructed a there have been count less ghanaian despite their governments anti Amer ican ume and again assured peace corps members of their there were other accusations of inefficiency and arrogance appeared periodically in a num Ber of african but such charges were comparatively few and on the what eld not affect the peace corps of what attracts the attention of peace corps officials in Africa is a More constructive critical comment of sophisticated Afri cans who want the volunteers to slay but criticize some aspects of their work and their the major problem is that most africans Are still puzzled by the peace its All right for them to come and teach in said a kenyan but Why do they have to dig irrigation ditches when we have plenty of people without work the Basic stumbling Black is the fact that in Africa idealism is a virtually unknown an american peace corps architect willing to work for a mini scale salary w Tunis is immediately suspect in the eyes of tunisian craftsmen who Are used to French architects obtaining High premiums and benefits for work away from their efforts to live like natives Cornerstone of the peace corps ideology have been frequently ridiculed in peace corps volunteers them selves Are growing weary of efforts to please the their salaries Are another in theory they Are supposed to correspond to those o local workers in the same but often no natives Are employed in their a peace corps girl teacher in an Ivory coast school found herself earn ing on fourth of the Alary paid to the other teachers All her school agers particularly negroes with a rapidly grow ing population and shrinking Job opportunities due to Auto poverty and prejudice in such a setting could cancel permanently the futures of Mil Lions of Young he Wirtz said dial in ims the number of youths in and it entering the labor Market will soar by to 4 the he will be Dou ble the increase for that age group in the 10 years Between 1950 and our conscience and continued economic vitality de Mand that we assure that these Young people be prepared for rewarding jobs so that they Are not tomorrows hardcore unemployed and welfare he wire said ims can be the most important in recent history As the year in which our resources were committed to the unconditional Effort to eliminate unemployment and poverty from in listing 1m4 Wirtz mid we have broken almost every economic record on the Cui iowan coition books a record 71 million americans were at million More than in average factory earnings reached a new High of per week nearly 14 a week Over last the value of goods and services produced Rose to record per cent greater than in Meany said millions of americans still suffer in Security and injustice despite present soaring medical and Hospi Tal costs inflict grave hardship upon millions of the he full and equal educational opportunities for every Young american Are still Remote despite much recent he added free Laflec live bargaining is Union organization is distauro aged and economic Progress u retarded by inns in 10 states which outlaw unto or shop agreements that make Union membership Meany said the labor move ment Confidence is used on the election of Presl ent son and n heavy majority in but the decision expressed la he elections did not in solve the problems of the United the Aldo Leader never has such a mandate for Progress been so Unm Istak Meany never has such a mandate been so clearly he results cannot be taken for Arv Navy Smith Illch rank Hsnk in twin dec torn of news Hummus m Voit in w on Loomus a alar i Itman
